Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-05-10
Aailu ress asd 9akataias
LABOR TROUBLES.
"A Gigantic Strike Materi-
aliztng Among Pacific
Employees.
EARTHQUAKES information from the
Soathwsst---crimes and
Disasters.

OF Tom Potter from the Chicago. Burling-
tom & Quincy system to the Union
2aciac. probably the primary reason for
PowdorlJ's trip to the vest The clouds
Of ! gigantic strike throughout the west
are slowly collecting, The @ system,
Under Potter's regime has over adhered
to the classification. system OF pay.
Firemen are paid less the first year than
they arc the second, and less the second
than they are the third. This plan is
carried out among al the other employ
81. and II has tsen one Of the most
potent factors in placing the @ system
upon the splendid financial basis she
nov enjoys. II 10 q we'll known fact that
Potter was never controlled by his men,
and that his policy has invariably
prevailed. The opinion 10 very
strong among the employees 81 the
Union Pacific system that Potter will
attempt to introduce the classification
System 81 pay In the management Of
that road.
Denver, May 9-Grand Master Work
man Powderly srsiyed from the east this
morning and was met ~ the depot by
delegate knights and escorted to the
hotel. The governor delivered an elo-
quent address Of welcome on behslf OF
the state and Mayor Lee for the city.
The grand master was then introduced
Notwithstanding suffering from 5
severe cold, spoke an hour and d half on
s.Ths Aims and Objects Of the Order Of
Knights OF Labor He remains here
until Wednesday when he will return
east.
Soufhwestern Earthquakes.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, May 9-The DEM
ocrat's Benson, A. IT, special says: All
other reports TO tho contrary notwith-
standing, no volcanic ernptions have oc-
cured in southern Arizona.
SSH Francisco, May 9-The Calls
Gnaymas, Mex, special to night says:
Shocks continue al Ufes. Many build
ings arc cracked and rendered unsafe.
Nobody has been hurt, but the inhabi-
taats are leaving as lass 80 possible. A
large slice OF mountain near the town
fell down with q terrible crash. Tho
friction Of the rock ignited the woods,
caualng the belief that q volcano had
broken ont. AT Delicis's Santa Elena
mine the earthquake caused 8 great
panic. The whole hill fell down, scatter.
ing the rocks amongst 150 persons. For-
t~unately no one was hurt. The districts
beyond Geographic communication have
not yet been heard from. The authort-
ties are awaiting conriers.
Crimes and Disasters.
Portsmouth, O., May 9-The grand
Jury investigating the killing Of DR..
Northrup ct HAvarhill By the McCoys.o OF
that place, this morning ended their la
bors BY indicting all four Of the McCoys
for murder in the fire. degree. The
shooting il said tc have grown ont Of .
whisky selling CASE, in which DR.. Nor
thorp appeared as one Of the prosecu-
ting Witnesses flor doing which Haver.
hill people say the McCoys swore ven
geance against him.
Chicago, May 9-An Inter Ocean
special from Norris. ILL.,, says: The
hearing on . motion to give tho sllegsd
train robbers, Schwartz and Watt. o
new trial, began this afternoon. Among
the many afidavits submitted by the
state in rebuttal TO those filed by the
defendants, was n signed by thirty
responsible people who heard the much
teiked.of sermon delivered BY Rev. Dr..
sAxtsA when the jury In, the case was
present ct divine service in his church.
The aftdavita repndiAte the idea that
anything Was contained in the sermon
that would tend to prejudice the jury.
The arguments BY council pro and con
will probably occupy several daya.
New York, May "a special from
Naniamo, B. q, says thirty-fye bodies
we're found yesterday, Up to noon six.
teen white men have been brought TO
the surface. More bodies are coming
mp. A shovel Wal found on which was
written with chalk: .Thirteen hours
and Q dying in misery signed john
Evans.
Havfe. May s--The French steamer La
Bretagne, Capt. De Jouselyn. from New
York April 80, arrived here at noon to-
day, She reports that during the night
abe collided with and sank ! Norwegian
bark. The crew Of the bark was saved.
The steamer La Champagne, which
called yesterday morning for New York.
and which aitervard returned, having
beea in collision, was RIM into BY the
steamer Vile Derlo. The latter steamer
sank, bud her crew and passengers were
saved.
y y now stated that the Reports 81
loss 81 life among emigranss on the
French steamer Lac Champagne were OK.
Aggerated. Less than 3 dozen emf
grants were drowned. The steamer liz
Bretagne. which will sail for New Yorl
Wednesday, will convey the passenger.
Of the LIE Champagne. It has keer
acertainsd that the bark which the LIZ
bretagne collided with and sunk Satur.
dsy night was ths Norwegian bari
Telius. The La Bresagne WINS not in
Jnrsd.
Dakota Towia Destroyed.